The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-01
THE SIOUX CITY MURDER TRIAL
Koschniski's Daughter Corroborates Num-
Der of Points in Her Fathers Testimony.

Sioux CITY Ia, March 31-Albert Kosch-
niski. alias Bismarck. was recalled this morning.
but his evidence was immaterial only as to de-
tail.
Following him came his little twelve year old
daughter. named Minnie She possessed her
| fathers singular faculty of retentive powers,
and passed straight on in her testimony without
any embarrassment or contradiction. She said:
II know John Arensdorf and Paul Leader
| remember when Mr.. Haddock was killed. don't
ember just when my father went away. saw
| Arensdorf after my father went away. I car
ried letter from my mamma to him; he was
near tho bridge. He came to our house about
| ten minutes after got back; he told my mamma
| there was too much talk yet, and she could not
| go away until it got quiet. He came again on
! Sunday. My mamma said she didn't want to
wait any longer. My papa sick aud he
! wanted to 60 away. BE said he would fix
everything we could go on Tuesday. We
sold the furniture on Monday, and we went
| Tuesday morning Paul Leader went with me
| and my mamma, that day, to Council Bluffs. It
| was $3.50 AreEsdorf paid my mamma. I didn't
count the money. He said it was that much:
! the money was IN gold and paper. Arensdorf
bought the house for $500, but $500 was owed on
! the lot"
| At this point the State rests it's case, and tine
| court adjourned till afternoon.
| When court reassemb led, Policeman ". A.
Smith testified that he Bismarck the
night of the Sd, at the corner of Douglas aud
| Fourth streets, drunk, and told him to go
| home. This was about midnight, and after the
killing of Haddock.
| Adolph Metz was the next witness and testi
| fed that he met Bismarck about o'clock, on
| Aug. 3, as he (Bismarck) was coming ont of
Hermans saloon. He next saw Bismarck at
o'clock in the morning, very drunk, on the side
walk near his residence, where he remained
| about an hour. He saw him again at 8 o'clock
| in the morning. when he was partially sobered
! up and he said he had not been home that
night. The witness was cross-examined, but
| nothing of special interest was developed.
| William Metz, father of the last witness. tes-
| titled that Bismarck had asked for admttance
| to his house at very early hour on the morning
| of the 4th of August
Oscar Bridewell, a policeman was then sworn.
| He testified that he saw Bismarck at 1890 on
| the night of Aug 3, at the corner of Fourth and
| Douglas streets; that he witness at the
| scene Of the killing. which happened about a
! quarter after TO- 1t was shortly after this when
he ordered Bismarck, who was very drunk, to 60
| home.
George Rice testified that on Aug l he had
| tried to employ Bismarck to assist him in dig
| ging we'll; that be had offered him SO per day.
but he refused it, saying that he and Treiber
| could make more money doing up preachers.
He saw him at his place about II o'clock Sunday
| morning, prior to the shooting; at that time he
said he and George Treiber could make moro
money doing up lawyers and preachers than
digging wells. but did not say 0hything about
| killing preachers.
Bismarck was then recalled and denied all the
statements made by Rice. except that Rice
| called at his house Sunday. Rice then
cross examined. but his evidence WAS no,
| shaken.
William Dooream said that on the night OF
| the murder he went to Arensdorf for Mrs Lea
| witt. and told her about the killing She re-
marked, Good! am glad the of a b. is
| killed." When Leavitt entered the witnesses
| room, on the night of the shooting, he had nc
hat coat on.
Matt Franciscus testified to the bad character
of Bismarck. He also knew Leavitt, and saw
him on Aug. 3, when he said, These fellow:
| want to whip the preachers but I am not il
favor Of that. l am in favor of killing the -
| sons of b-sn